Our neighbors in upstate NY did the same to unfreeze water pipes for the over garage apt. Whole garage went up in minutes. It was quite a sight.
If Darwin was in full force, the person would have fallen to their death through a hole in the roof of their own making.
And when the toilets freeze up, use gasoline and light them to melt the ice.
My ex-brother-in-law used a propane torch to melt a frozen fuel line of a car in his father’s garage. The resulting fire gutted the inside of the house, while the snow on the roof kept the building from completely burning down. This turned out to be the worse possible outcome insurance wise.
Not quite the same but somewhat related in the “hold muh beer” dept.
I had a bad earache once, no ear drops but I did have the toothache numbing agent, Numzit Jel.
I proceeded to pack my painful ear with it. It took me days to get it all back out of my ear. Can’t remember if it worked or not.
The best way to keep ice off your gutters is to live in Florida.
-PJ
I did it my way....Hooked up the hose to my hot water in the laundry area...melted the snow. Two days later, we were using pick axes to remove the 4 inches of ice. lol
Firefighters said Saturday they were called out to Homer Simpson’s house fire again......
Gee I just hate it when that happens ...
Holy crap. Just replaced my roof for 24 grand. I think it will impossible with the insurance company to have them pay. I believe the owner will lose. Hope he cleaned out his couch for loose change. He’s gonna need it.
Decades ago I lived in an old Victorian in SF and my landlord set fire to the building while trying to strip exterior paint with a blowtorch. He had packed up and gone home but the flame had gotten under the gingerbread trim and smoldered until the middle of the night when we woke up to the smell of smoke.
We were already awake because my then baby son was a lousy sleeper and kept waking up at night. In this case, we were lucky that he did. Called SFFD and the landlord and they came and ripped off the gingerbread and put out the fire. But the fire actually started up again about 12 hours later the next day so we called again and that time they were successful.
Putting out these DIY wood fires isn’t easy!
here’s your sign
“Every time I call to report the roof is on fire, they start singing!”
Man, woman, other?
Yes but did he melt the ice?
Florida or Georgia Man that moved north. Just sayin’.
Person?
Shingles and open flame do not get along well together. It’s a bit like throwing petroleum products into a fire pit. Actually, it’s not just a bit like that, it is exactly like that.
This type of ignorance shows just how bad our educational system has become.